Absolutely. I’m sure once he got off stage he had a whole range of emotions, but in that moment he knew exactly how to handle the situation.

I saw no “spat” or “spitting.” I saw a guy who (and the others on stage with him) probably had the quickest swing from surprise and euphoria to confusion and disappointment handle the situation with what I thought was professionalism, warmth and class. He didn’t protest, he didn’t sound pissed (even if he was, and who…

My sister and I were just talking about how it was a “Dad move,” referring to our fire captain father. He’s exactly that way in stressful situations, and sometimes it stings a little in the moment, but you’re always grateful in the end that he simply *handles* shit and doesn’t let people dick around. It’s assertion,…

The most telling thing about that moment is how he looked right into the crowd and his hand never shook. It was an authoritative (in the best sense) reaction. Something wrong had happened and he wanted to swiftly and clearly resolve it.

Indeed. Really bad take from Rich. Horowitz handled it SO WELL.

I think it’s harder with these sorts of team awards where everyone associated with the movie is on stage. It’s way more people to hustle then a best actress or small vfx team or something.

thank you. that jarred me, too. dude was classy and straightforward, especially given how much that would have sucked. its a super dick move for rich to jump on the la la land folks just cos he doesnt think the movie deserved to win. unnecessarily catty and lame, and disingenuous to boot.

Same. Under the circumstances, the producers of La La Land handled that with grace. Sure it was a bit curt... but sometimes in situations of confusion and pressure you need to get to the point.

Thank you—I also thought the choice of words was incorrect, and adding he was waiting to give the Oscar to his friends from Moonlight was fantastic.

Yup. I’m hiding under my blanket all embarrassed for the strangers on the tv, and there’s this Horowitz dude handling the whole thing so well. I was impressed. I didn’t see any spitting. wtf.

Seriously.

The way he grabbed the envelope from Beatty was kind of a dickish move.

Rich is just being a smug asshole.

“Moonlight: Best Picture,” spat Horowitz.

There are two accountants who spent the last week counting the ballots, recounting the ballots, memorizing the winners, and then stuffing TWO sets of envelopes with the winning results for each category. During the Oscars, they stand at stage left and stage right and personally hand envelopes to the presenters who…

Am I the only one who thinks of Jonathan Brandis and then gets sad whenever SeaQuest is mentioned? Yes, I’m an old, for certain values of “old.”